Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-11
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A REPUBLICAN ESTIMATE OF ITS sTGNIFI-
CANOE AND OF THE DUTY WHICH NOW
LIES BEFORE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Latter from an occasional correspondent
NEw YoRK, Nov. o, 1887.
The elections are over. and the result,
outside Of the city and state Of New York,
is a substantial gain for Republicanism. In
this city and state, however, the outcome is
anything but cheering, especially in con
ncction with the admitted fact that this is
to lie the deciding state in the coming pres
idential struggle Its lessons may serve as
a warning and be turned TO profit and tri-
umph If wisely needed and utilized other
wise they foreshadow almost certain DOOM
Wise men will look the situation squarely
in the face, and shape their course by its
plain and irresistible demands. There has
been no disguise anywhere Of the fact that
the battle has been fought by the Republ-
cans in this state squarely on the Blaine is
sue, and that the canvass has been run by
his friends, with ex-senator T. G. Platt at
their head, openly in his interest and TO
promote his nomination and election 70 the
presidency next year The result is omin-
Gus. 1t means, in the opinion of all Re
puhlicans whose attachment to Republican
principles dominates over blind man -wor-
ship, that Mr. Blaine, however bitter the
fact may be, can never get the electoral
vote of the state of New York and with
out this vote all admit there is small chance
that he can ever be President Of the Unit
ed States. While this is grievous knowl-
edge to many, it comes home to every can
did mind with absolute conviction, and pre-
sents this issue Shall the Republican party
be wrecked TO vindicate its blind fealty TO
man
Because of the Blaine tendency and sig
nificance of the canvass, every mugwump
vote was cast against the sou of his father
Col. f. d. Grant, while all such votes in
this city were cast for Nicoll for district at
torney, and the majority of Nicoll over
Grant is over 10000. This is a large bun
die of significant straws. Another signif-
cant fact is the loss of one half the George,
or labor, vote, 1t is plain that the Catholic
Irish labor vote, in obedience to the man
dates of the Catholic church, has gone back
to its wallowing inside the Democratic fold
and has gone back to stay, leaving the Re
publican adherents to the political labor
craze to fight it out by themselves. The
labor party, therefore, as political organ
ization, is already disintegrated, and will
no longer be an important and unknown
factor of the political situation In the
next national campaign the Republican par.
| ty will have to cope with a reunited Demo
cratic party in this state, with all its old
time henchmen back in its fold and all it.
old-time feuds healed
Can the Republican party, under these
circumstances, meet its antagonist and win
and if so, how This is the question that
all thoughtful Republicans are soberly
weighing today in the light Of yesterday.
revelations. To most the answer is posi-
BILE affirmative but it can only be done by
wise, dispassionate, unselfsh action. Prin
ciples must rank before men, and the goot
of the party and the country must dominat,
over selhshness. 1t is clearly possible foi
the Republican party TO nominate candi
dates and plant itself upon a platform tina
will merit and command success, even il
this state but it must fight the battle foi
men and upon issues that require no apollo
gy for the past or security for the future
Its men must be clean and unassailable
standing. upon platform of living issue
that take hold on the best thought an,
highest political aspirations and possbilitie
of the future. 1t can win success by de
serving it.
The result of the elections in Marylan,
and Virginia indicates beyond doubt tina
at the next presidential election the Demo
Gratis will, as usual be backed by ''soli,
South'-made solid by shotguns, tissue bal
lots and false counts, with the connivanc,
and approval of the whole Democratic par
ty, from their immaculate President dow
through all the motley grades TO the war,
heelers Some of them will roll I'D thei
ewes with true Pecksnffian horror at tn
crime, but all with one accord will condon
it and accept the political fruits it bears
This being so, the Republican party can onl
win in the next election by carrying New
York, or, failing in that they must carr
all the other Northern states that voted TO
Cleveland, viz: Connecticut, New Jerse
and Indiana. Is there a reasonable fightin
chance that it can do either the one or tn
other with Mr. Blaine as its candidate
This is the grave question that now con
fronts every honest Republican who want
70 make the next great battle a winning
fight 1t can benefit no one to sacrifice tn
party to loyalty to any of its members
however worthy, I, who say these things
am so stalwart in my Republicanism as t
pledge in advance my earnest support t
any possible Republican candidate, and Ger
tainly to Mr.. Blaine if nominated but
am not blind to the lessons of the hour. an
earnestly commend them to the study O
all who prefer the success of Repubica
principles to the promotion of any Republi
can statesman.
A STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN,